ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,866, issued on Jan. 28.
"Water vessel towing device" was invented by Kevin Eugene Dickinson (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A towing device for a rider on a body of water comprises a buoyant platform having at least one electric motor and a prop. A container fixed with the towing device contains a controller to power each electric motor. A wireless remote control sends wireless commands to the controller. A tow rope is fixed with the buoyant platform proximate the rear end. As such, with the rider holding the wireless remote control and engaged with a distal end of the two rope, commands from the wireless rem...